The announcement that English National Opera will decamp for Manchester, as per the heavy-handed directive from Arts Council England (ACE), “raises far more questions than it answers,” writes senior Telegraph critic Nicholas Kenyon. … » Read

On Dec. 3 a new chorus made a promising debut in Washington, D.C. The Washington Douglass Chorale, a 47-member semiprofessional ensemble, is the creation of former Choral Arts Society of Washington Director Scott Tucker and Music Director Nolan … » Read

Following continues Peter Clark’s review of La Divina: Maria Callas in All Her Roles, a 135-disc collection of all of her commercial recordings and many of her live performances. Part I was posted yesterday. Verdi's La Traviata , one of her … » Read

A year after being told to relocate if it hoped for continued funding from Arts Council England, English National Opera has announced plans to establish its new headquarters in Manchester. Other cities that had been under consideration were … » Read

Regena Cole, whose 2008 gift of $16.4 million to California State University-Long Beach (CSULB) was the largest in the institution’s history and prompted renaming the music department the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music in honor of her late … » Read

The Welsh National Opera has tapped Christopher Barron to be interim general director in early January 2024. He follows Aidan Lang, who is retiring at the end of this year after four years in the position. Barron has considerable high-level … » Read

Aaron Doty, current VP and general manager of the Grand Rapids Symphony, is to be the new president and CEO of the Reno (NV) Philharmonic. His appointment caps a search that began last summer, with David Hyslop serving as (as usual) interim. … » Read

I once heard Leonard Bernstein ask a woodwind player to play a solo passage as a singer would phrase it. “Did you ever hear Callas sing?,” he said. Bernstein knew whereof he spoke, having conducted the great Greek-American diva in her … » Read

Trinity Church Wall Street’s next music director is an inside hire and the first woman to have the job in the church’s three-century-plus history. Perhaps not a surprising choice in light of the fact that her predecessor, Julian … » Read

LONDON—A stone’s throw from the Barbican Centre, Milton Court is a home for the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and a place where the Barbican can present chamber works as part of its far-sighted Milton Court Artist-in-Residence … » Read